Welcome to Rogers ...

Rogers is located in Linn County<1>.

The location of Rogers has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rogers, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Rogers is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rogers lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Rogers lies within the (319) area code.

Communities Also Named Rogers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 45 communities that are also named Rogers - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (4), Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Michigan (5), Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico (3), New York, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Texas (4) and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rogers.

Communities near Rogers ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rogers.

• Cedar Rapids
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rapids
  • Cedar Rapids is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 134,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Rapids <4>
• Marion
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Hiawatha
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiawatha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
  • Hiawatha is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiawatha <4>
• Anamosa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anamosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anamosa
  • Anamosa is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anamosa <4>
• Robins
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
  • Robins is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
• Center Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Center Point is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <4>
• Urbana
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
  • Urbana is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <4>
• Springville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Springville is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <4>
• Palo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
  • Palo is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo <4>
• Shellsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsburg
  • Shellsburg is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shellsburg <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rogers. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rogers.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rogers. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rogers.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rogers. See our Newspapers Page for Rogers.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rogers ...

Looking for more information about Rogers? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rogers, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rogers.

Adding Rogers to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rogers in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rogers was on a map titled Map of Iowa (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rogers.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rogers. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Linn County: www.co.linn.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/